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J. W. BRYCE INDIGATING MECHANISM FOR TIME HECORDERS Mar. 6, 1923.

Filed Dec.` 5, 1921 2 sheets-sheet l gnou/woz Mwm 1,447,293 J. W. BRYCEINDICATING MECHANISM FOR TIME RJEIC'ORDES` Filed ec. 3, 1921 2sheetsjsheet 2 residing at Binghamtom in the county oi:-

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Patented Mar. 6, 1923.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES BRYCE, OF BINGHAMTON. NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE INTERNATIONAL`TIME RECORDING COMPANY OF NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

INDCATING MECHNISLI FOR TIME RECORDERS.

Application filed December 3, 1921. Serial No. 519,739.

' To all/w to'm` t may Gomera Be itzknown that I, JAMES W. BRYon, acitizen of the United States of America,

Broome and State of New York, have invented certainv new and usefulImprovements in Indicating Mechanism for Time Recorders, of which thefollowing is full, clear, and exact description. y

AtV the present time it is ordinary practice for workmen on entering orleaving the ishopor other establishment where they'are employed toregister the exact time or their arrival, or departure. It has becomedesirable in many of such cases for the superintendent or other officialto ascertain how4 many and which of the employees are late, or how manyand which of them leave before the regular time, and under presentconditions, this can only bel ascertained by an examination of thetimerecorder, a proceedving that may involve some difficulty and -wasteof time. To avoid this and to provide a more ready means of indicatingtardy arrivalsl or irregular attendance generally is the object of theimprovement which forms ythe sub'ect of my present application forLettersl atent.

According to my present plan, I provide for each time recordingapparatus a device in the nature of an annunciator, and in connectionwith the time recording mechanism I employ means which, brought intoopera-v tion by the tardy or irregular employee, drops in suchannunciator a. plate indicating his number, so that the foreman orsuperintendent by a glance at the device set near his desk, can tell atonce how many and just which employees are late or' otherwise irregularin coming or going trom their work.

Time recording mechanisms vary widely in character, and special meansmay be reuired in cooperation with each particular ilorm to accomplishthe desired object hereinc0ntemplated,vbut in illustration of theprinciple of the invention I have selected the Well known form of dialtime recorder and in connection therewith I have shown in myaccompanying drawing the means which I rhave devised for this purpose.

In said drawings hereto annexed:

Fig. 1 is a general outline illustration of a dial type of timerecorder, the case therefor being in section;

F ig. 2 is a view inelevation of a commutator device employed in thedevice;

Fig. 3 is a section of the same on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is a diagrammatic illustration exhibiting the circuit connectionsand other devices necessary for carrying out thelimprovement.

The time recorder is of the well known dial type, comp-risinga barrelorcylindery l; timing mechanism 2 that controls'the type Wheels 3; avrotary handle or lever 4"which is'trned by'a workmdn tofbring a'projection 5 thereon over the hole that bears his numberl in the dialG, and that turns ythe cylinder 1 so that the workmans time will beprinted by the type-Wheels 8 in the ordinary way at the proper point ona sheet carried by the cylinder.

y Associatedf'with this instrument is ar well known device known as aprogram dial 7 revolving once every twenty-four hours, which carries anumber of adjustable stops 8 which are set to the proper time indicatingpoints to close a circuit, which, in `this case, for example, throws theindicating v-attachment into operation at say nine a. m., throws it outof operation for an hour at midday and again at 5 p. in. The imi-poseoi' this is to render the attachment inoperative to drop annunciatorplates exceptv to indicate late arrivals or early departures.

Over the end of the shaft carrying the cylinder 1 and which is turned bythe handle or lever 4., are two stationary commutators 10 and 11. Thecommutator 10 has eight contacts which is an arbitrary number ofsegments or contacts 12 which are grouped in one quadrant. It also has acircular contact 13 with a terminal 14 upon which bear brushes 15carried by four equally' spaced metal contacts 16, mounted on andadapted to turn with the shaft 9. The commutator 11 has four equallyspaced segments 1T, and a circular contact 18, over which sweeps a brush19 carried by a single contact arm 2O mounted on the shaft 9.

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ld'oilowing now the operation vtor an nnderstanding ci the rennaining,`parte, let it be assumed that at 9 a. in. tie two contacts 2l., rig. 4;,are closed b y the stop d set that hour. or other source oit currentthrough inagnet 23 that operates a paWl 2li, which e varices suitabiyirned ratchet wheel through t e space of one tooth and thereby bringstogether two contacts 2G, and niaintains thein in engagement as longthat one ont said contacts 26 which carries a bloeit oi insulationremains en the high point ci a 'toothu i This renders theindicatinginechanisrn operative nntii l2 in., when it is thrown out forone hour.

llt an employee records his time any ininute after 9 a. nl., he turnsthe handie to bring the projecon o' over the proper hole that bears hisnumber in the dial and then pushes the handie "forward tol operate therecorder. lin doing he operates lever 2i' which. closes two contacts 2S.i ,raving turned the handle he also turns the contact arins i@ and overthe coininutators l0 and li, ,so vthat one oit the tour contacts on 2lbrests-"upon one segment or contact .and the single contact 2O restsonone the toni.' segments l7 liet it be assumed that the employees nninnber is l2, then one ofi the arins i6 will restv on the 'fourthsegnientlQ troni the left and the single Contact 2G will rest on thesecond segment i7, counting troni the top center to the right. thisoperation the current roin the upper pole or the battery 22 will tiowthrough closed contacts 26 to and through the closed contacts 28 and,thence to the coinniutator contact "ist and the tour contact arms i6,through the tourt/i seg'- inent i2 and by a Wire 32'to annunciator l2,and thence by Wire 29 to the secondsegrnent 17, and thence by Wire 30back to the battery. tisch annnnciator operated an electromagnet 3i, Wiitherefore show, longn as its indicator remains down, that employee l2came late.

This explanation Will serve to illustrate how any other einployee,behind or ahead of tiin, will Adrop his corresponding annunciator plateto indicate that tact. have shown eight segments l2 and tour segments17, by these thirty-two numbers are taken care of. But these numbers aremanifestly arbitrary and a lesser or a greater number of either, orboth, may obviously be used. The direct purpose of this arrangement isto save Wiring, for it is manifest that by direct Wiring each numberhole in the dial might operate its appropriate annunciator plate.

The advantage ci this device is that if an annunciator be placed nearthe desk of the foreman or other o'liicial, he may teil at a. glance howmany and Who are coming in This closes the circuit o' a batteryiate orleaving ahead or time, and having ascertained this he niay resetannunciator or the next period.

iVhat l claiin is:

l. rlhe combination with a. Worlrinans tiine recorder et an annunciator,and means in the recorder actuated by the time recording niechanisin andoperative only during- Working hours, to drop the annunciator platescorresponding to exposing the nninbers those Workmen who operate thetime recording` mechanism during such Working hours.

2. The combination with a workman@ time recorder, of an indi i3ating`attachment and ineans @for rendering the saine operative only duringWorking hours, of an annnnciator having plates numbered to correspond'with the Woriineis numbers, and adapted to be operated by therecordingl mechanism to indicate the numbers oit those Workmen whooperate the tinie recording mechanism dursuch 'working' hours0 rthecombination with a Woikrnanls time recorder, o an 'indicating attachmentand ineans rendering` 'the saine operative only dering Workinghours, ofa circuit closer, operated by the mechanism which records the W rlxinensin and ont times, an annunciator with electro-magnets to drop itsplates, and espose the numbers oii'those Workmen who operate the tiinerecording mechanism and circuits including such magnets which are closedby said circuit closer through the means that record the Worlnnanis timeduring,` Working hours.

d. 'llhe combination with a Workinans dial time recorder, ont anindicating attachment and means for rendering the saine operative onlyduring Working'hours, an anininciator, circuits includingn theannnnciator `plate magnets, and means operated by the time recordingmechanism for closing the annunciator circuits corresponding to theninnber ot those wor. 'en who opera-te the time recordngv inechanisniduring` Working hours.

5. The combination with. a Worlnnansv dial time recorder having arota-ry recordingl handle, oiE an indioating` attachment coinprisingvtwo commutatore, one with an isolated group oi" segments or contacts andplurality oft contacts rotating,` `with the han die, the other withequally spaced segments and single contact rotating with the handie,circuit closer operated by the time recordingv mechanism, an annunciatorand circuits through the two connnutators including; the annunciatorplate magnets adapted to be closed by the time recording inecl'ianisin sas to drop the annunciator plates corresponding to the numbers of allWol-linien who operate the time recording' mechanism during workinghours. l

G. The combination With a Worknianis dial time recorder, and anannunciator with Ill-5 of segments or contacts in a through the twocommutators including the annunciator plate magnets, a circuit closercommon to all the annunciator circuits operated by the recordingmechanism, and means for closing a break common to such circuits duringWorking hours only.

In testimony whereof I hereto affix my signature.

JAMES W. BRYCE.

